The Proximal Medial Sural Nerve Biopsy Model: A Standardised and Reproducible Baseline Clinical Model for the Translational Evaluation of Bioengineered Nerve Guides
Table 2
List of sensory testing.
Multimodal sensory testing
Sensory modality
Testing strategy
Unit/scale
Clinical evaluation
(Delayed wound healing, redness, swelling, pus, seroma, hypertrophic scarring, allergy, and foreign body sensation)
(1) Nociception
Visual Analog Scale (VAS) used for pain estimation
Value: 0–10
(2) Loss of sensation (hypesthesia)
Measurement and photo documentation of the area on the lateral aspect of the foot with loss of sensation
Value: cm2
Sharp-blunt discrimination
Value: yes/no
(3) Tinel’s sign
Palpation revealing Tinel’s sign and documentation of location in relation to the landmarks
Value: relationship to landmarks in cm
(4) Spatial resolution
Static and moving/dynamic two-point discrimination